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Subject:Re: Propane pressure in severe cold
From:Aaron
Date:Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:02:28 -0800

I have. When I was living in it for my last semester of school, it
was -4 fahrenheit and I didn't have any issues with the 6000btu Plat-
Cat heater. I didn't try the stove, and for whatever reason, the
fridge was all of a sudden working great as a freezer without even
being lit ;-)

- Aaron
'85 Westfalia

On Mar 6, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Doug F wrote:

> I found this chart showing propane tank pressure at various temps.
> It shows we will have zero psi in our westy tanks at about -43
> degrees.
>
> http://www.glacierbay.com/ptchartpropane.asp
>
> Just curious if anybody ever camped in below zero or severe cold
> does the stove still work? Fridge ever go out.
>
> Not that you need a fridge in 10 degree weather of course.

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